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Forbes @forbes.com · Aug 7

At least nine states are considering mid-cycle redistricting efforts in an attempt to gerrymander new congressional seats.

Texas Battle Triggers National Gerrymandering War—These States Could Redistrict Next

At least nine states are considering mid-cycle redistricting efforts in an attempt to gerrymander new congressional seats.

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Aug 6

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JohnnyMangu @johnnybarbu.bsky.social · Aug 4

It ain't going away, no it ain't going away....

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Jun 16

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jun 16

NEW: A court-appointed federal monitor has found that an NYPD unit championed by Mayor Eric Adams has been unjustly stopping and searching New Yorkers, almost all of them Black and Hispanic men, echoing the findings of a recent ProPublica investigation.

By @ericumansky.bsky.social‬

Federal Monitor Slams NYPD Unit Whose Aggressive Policing ProPublica Exposed

A report from a court-appointed watchdog details “troubling” conduct and “unconstitutional” stops by the Police Department’s Community Response Team — a unit championed by Mayor Eric Adams.

www.propublica.org

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · May 11

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Citizens Untied @ctizens-untied.bsky.social · May 11

"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.'

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · May 11

"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.'

The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."

www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · May 11

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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · May 11

Presidential power is expanding—and ominously Stephen Miller talks abt suspending habeas corpus. Justice Jackson warned us. I walk through his Youngstown opinion and why it demands our attention.

Stay engaged.

Justice Jackson vs Donald Trump

Listen now | Behind The Headlines With Andrew Weissmann, Vol. 5.2.b

open.substack.com

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · May 5

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Ziva Branstetter @zivabranstetter.bsky.social · May 5

So humbled that our project, "The Life of the Mother," has won the Pulitzer Prize for public service. Thank you Mayron Hollis and the families of Amber Thurman, Candi Miller, Josseli Barnica, Nevaeh Crain and Porsha Ngumezi for trusting us to tell their stories. www.propublica.org/article/prop...

ProPublica Wins Pulitzer Prize for Public Service

The award, for exposing the fatal consequences of abortion bans, marks ProPublica’s 8th Pulitzer; investigation into mental health care access is named a Pulitzer finalist.

www.propublica.org

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · May 5

Yep.

Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · May 5

Trump is the classic Wildean character who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · May 5

The U.S. President's newest budget cuts reportedly slashed $1.2 billion from the $4.8 billion budget maintaining national treasures such as Glacier National Park & the Middle Fork of the Flathead River, which forms the southwestern boundary of GNP.

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · May 5

Yep.

Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · May 5

The U.S. President's newest budget cuts reportedly slashed $1.2 billion from the $4.8 billion budget maintaining national treasures such as Glacier National Park & the Middle Fork of the Flathead River, which forms the southwestern boundary of GNP.

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 29

Listen. ❤️

Tom Morello @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social · Apr 25

FOLK MUSIC FRIDAYS!!

“SAVE THE HAMMER FOR THE MAN” is a collaboration I wrote with brother Ben Harper off my Worldwide Rebel Songs album. It’s a song of woe and warning, a song of transcending tribulations via fighting fascism, and a song of soulful salute to the wretched and ‘unworthy’.

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 29

Hi sweet wolf. ❤️🐾🐾

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 29

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · Apr 29

This UCLA psychiatrist's expert evaluation of ex-sheriff Alex Villanueva is ... really something.

(The county hired Cohen to do this eval to determine whether Villanueva had really suffered emotional distress as a result of being put on a "Do Not Rehire" list, as he alleged in his lawsuit.)

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 24

Hi, friends, this weekend is the LATFOB & I'm moderating the panel: "Undocumented: The Price of the Promised Land," at 10:30 a.m. on Sat. featuring 3 brilliant authors who wrote the 3 spectacular books pictured below. Come on down!
@jesspish.bsky.social @jasondeleon.bsky.social

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 19

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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · Apr 19

Incredible- BREAKING: Supreme Court blocks Trump Administration deportations under the Alien Enemies Act with clear DIRECTION! 7-2 vote.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Apr 19

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from deporting foreign nationals under the Alien Enemies Act. Thomas, Alito dissent.

Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 19

If you've not yet read the remarkable opinion by Judge Wilkinson, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, please do so. #DueProcess www.ca4.uscourts.gov/docs/pdfs/25...

www.ca4.uscourts.gov

Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 19

YES.

Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · Apr 19

One of the finest sentences I’ve read in any opinion, from Judge Wilkinson here, guy was inspired: “The Executive may succeed for a time in weakening the courts, but over time history will script the tragic gap between what was and all that might have been, and law in time will sign its epitaph.”👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 11

Please read the whole thread by @judgeluttig.bsky.social

Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 10

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Apr 10

No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.

We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.

Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 10

Well, perhaps not that one, but one of its relatives, the late great Lily Rose, the couch wolf pictured below (half Timberwolf and half husky), welcomed a great deal of petting and patting.

Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 3

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · Apr 2

The many triumphed over the money in Wisconsin's Supreme Court election yesterday.

Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford, to the people of Wisconsin, and to everyone fighting for a just and free America. Let's keep going.

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 3

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · Apr 3

This is what happens when people speak up.

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 2

And while we're on the topic of inspiring and courageous actions. 🌹🌹🌹!!!!

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Apr 2

I’m suing DOGE! www.muellershewrote.com/p/im-suing-d...

I'm Suing DOGE

The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) and MSW Media have filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. DOGE Service for its failure to respond to FOIA requests

www.muellershewrote.com

Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 2

Thank you, @marcelias.bsky.social !!! 🌹

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Apr 2

My advice is if your law firm can't say this, get yourself a new law firm.

"Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."

Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias

www.elias.law

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 1

Yep. Me too. And my research assistant agrees. I’m sure. Her brother is elsewhere so I can’t speak for him.

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Celeste Fremon-WitnessLA @celestef.bsky.social · Apr 1

With each passing minute listening to you, @booker.senate.gov, I am filled with gratitude, inspiration, and the conviction that it's time to make Good Trouble. Thank you.

Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · Mar 31

I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:

Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker

YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

youtube.com

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